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Russian-born hockey star Ilya Kovalchuk is about to list his custom-built dream mansion at 10 Frick Drive in Alpine, NJ, for $17.99 million. Kovalchuk is now with the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings. The left wing formerly played for the New Jersey Devils from 2010 to 2013. In 2010, alongside his wife, Russian singer Nicole Andrazajtis, he bought a 2-acre piece of land for $4.5 million and built this house. But in 2013, Kovalchuk left the NHL and repatriated to Russia to play hockey. He returned stateside last year to play for LA. The 22,000-square-foot mansion with a stucco and limestone exterior includes four turrets and a slate roof with leaded copper gutters. Inside, the eight-bedroom home — which additionally features 11 bathrooms and three half baths, plenty of room for the couple’s four children — has a formal living room and a “banquet-size” dining room. There’s also a great room, a bar and a family room — along with a chef’s … [Read more...] about Hockey star wants $18M for massive Jersey mansion

Wednesday December 19, 2018 05:51 PM Many cities aspiring to create vibrant commercial ecosystems are passing LGBTQ-friendly laws Written by Jeff McGaw More than five decades after snapping dogs and fire hoses were turned loose on black Americans who simply wanted a voice, and a seat at the lunch counter, Birmingham, Ala., is revealing a more enlightened side. It was one of 78 American cities out of 506 ranked to score a perfect 100 in the 2018 Municipal Equality Index. Compiled by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation and the Equality Federation Institute, the Municipal Equality Index measures a municipality's commitment to equal rights and fairness for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) community by examining various policies, practices and protections. By passing LGBTQ-inclusive non-discrimination laws, appointing liaisons between the top city offices and the police, guaranteeing equal benefits for different-and-same sex partners of … [Read more...] about Equality index connects growth, human rights

N.J. home makeover is a regular feature on NJ.com that showcases designer, contractor and DIY renovations, large and small. To submit your renovation for consideration, email [email protected] with your full name, email address, phone number and town/city. Attach "before" and "after" photos of what you renovated.When Summit Councilman Stephen Bowman and his wife, Karen, purchased a 1902 brick mansion on Summit's Beekman Terrace, they became stewards of an irreplaceble piece of the city's history. In 1891, when Summit was a summer playground for wealthy New Yorkers, a well-to-do entrepreneur named Augustus Libby bought a large tract of land that he would sell off in parcels to other carefully selected "captains of industry." They used his architects, Rossiter & Wright, to fashion their houses, and they'd become ranking members in his exclusive community's private nine-hole golf course. In decades that followed, the home was purchased in 1925 by Arthur R. Wendell, whose Rahway … [Read more...] about N.J. home makeover: A historic Summit mansion gets a gorgeous $1.5M update

Kim Kardashian West attends Tiffany & Co. Celebrates 2018 Tiffany Blue Book Collection, THE FOUR SEASONS OF TIFFANY at Studio 525 on October 9, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Tiffany & Co.) (L-R) What Goes Around Comes Around Co-Founder Gerard Maione, Kim Kardashian West, and What Goes Around Comes Around Co-Founder Seth Weisser attend Christie's x What Goes Around Comes Around 25th Anniversary Auction Preview at What Goes Around Comes Around on August 21, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for What Goes Around Comes Around) Sound The gallery will resume inseconds Kim Kardashian West attends the Beautycon Festival LA 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center on July 15, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) Kim Kardashian West at her first-ever KKW Beauty and Fragrance pop-up opening at Westfield Century City in Los Angeles on June 20th, 2018 … [Read more...] about Kim Kardashian and Kanye West hire private firefighters to save mansion from Woolsey Fire

Kimberly Wilson and Jessica Presinzano and Laura Adams Stiansen North Jersey Record Published 3:08 PM EDT Oct 4, 2018 All you need is a dollar and a dream ... right? Well, that dream may come true for one or more lucky New Jerseyans tomorrow night. The Mega Millions jackpot has climbed to $522 million, the fifth largest jackpot in the history of the game. The largest Mega Millions jackpot won by a single person was $536 million on July 8, 2016, won in Indiana. So it's possible. And with a nice chunk of change like that, the winner (or winners) could net themselves not only a great nest egg, but some new digs. Fortunately, if you're in the market for a sprawling mansion or 1903 castle, the New Jersey area will not disappoint. Provided they're still on the market you could own a celebrity mansion. Or two. Or three. Or even more. So let the house hunting begin! Russell Simmons' mansion: $18.9 million, Saddle River The eight bedroom, 15 bathroom home measures 19,075 square feet and … [Read more...] about NJ mansions you can own if you have the winning Mega Millions numbers